Damn, Leica. I know you make awesome lenses and all, but a sub-F/1 production lens? When Kubrick had his f/0.7 lens made specially for Barry Lyndon, it appropriated NASA tech and the rear element was 4mm from the film plane (very dangerous). It was also hand-made and priceless. These Leica Noctiluxes are the next best thing: incredibly expensive. €8000 or over $11,000 will buy you one, but you’ll still need to ratchet up the ISO to take pictures of candlelit Victorian England.
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Devin Coldewey
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September 10, 2008
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I don’t know anything about cameras, but I take it I won’t find a lens like this on a disposable Kodak fun snapper.
THE LEICA NOCT 0.95 IS A DREAM LENS WITH THE LEICA M8/M9 CAMERA.I REMEMBER SHOOTING THE CANON 7 WITH THEIR 0.95 DURING THE 1960′S IN MANILA, AWESOME.